Khalaf Tell’s House

Located along al-Khayyam Street in Jabal al-Luweibdeh (two buildings away from al-Khayyam Cinema), this house was built by Khalaf Mohammad Tell in the late 1930s. The house was designed by architect Sabah al-Kilani, and originally consisted of an elevated structure with an open garden underneath. In 1952, Khalaf’s wife, Khadija Tell, had a number of stores added to the site of the house, along the street. The stores were designed by architect Fahd Daoud al-Jabaji.

Khalaf Mohammad Tell (1890 – 1943) had held several military and civic positions in the Middle East. In 1938, he became Minister of Internal Affairs in Jordan. He also took part in the leadership and support of several Arab revolutions against foreign occupation in Syria, Iraq, and Palestine.

View of the upper floor terrace of the Khalaf Tell house with a section of the upper part of the storesthat were added in 1952 showing in the foreground.لقطة تبين شرفة الطابق العلوي من منزل خلف التل، ويظهر أيضاً في مقدمة الصورة الجزء العلوي من المخازن التي بنيت عام ١٩٥٢